Coalition for Carolina Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
881719403
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Phone
9199290660
Rating
96
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$164,454
Expenses
$173,615
Assets
$41,920
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JOYCE FITZPATRICK (BOARD CHAIR)
  • MIMI CHAPMAN (BOARD MEMBER)
  • BARBARA HYDE (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The coalition for carolina is a non-partisan, cross-cultural and multi-generational collection of concerned alumni, allies, faculty, staff and students of the university of North Carolina chapel hill. We have come together to support and defend the university of the people and its independence from government interference. We are here to rededicate ourselves to lux liberte and the principles of open inquiry, free speech, diversity, and inclusion.

What it reported doing in 2025

2025 results:- our network of people following us on social media or joining our newsletter list increased to 38,485 people- we increased video promotion and that led to a big improvement in engagement rate.- reach also increased significantly. People reached = 2,216,057.- the direct network grew 27% vs 23% in 2025.- facebook continues to be our most successful channel. One reason is our ability to grow the audience with advertising. - the large and active facebook audience is driving a lot of organic engagement which means we have to invest less in advertising to reach get the attention of a large group of people.- we're experiencing increased instagram engagement.- our newsletter audience grew by 7% this year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.8%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.6%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $170K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.